Computer Science GCSE

Ciphertext

What Ciphertext means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.

Definition of Ciphertext

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Reference: OCR

The scrambled form of data that should remain unreadable without the correct key.

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Wired and wireless networks, protocols and layers (OCR GCSE)

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